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september 11th in benghazi, libya. u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans killed in a terror attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission there. american officials first suggested it was spontaneous, sparked by a protest over a controversial anti-muslim film. the white house's handling of the attack became a political hot button. number eight. a political transition in north korea, but no freedom here in the hermit kingdom. kim jong untook over for his father. at year's end, it flexed its military and technological muscle with its first rocket launch successfully placing a satellite in orbit. number seven. brutality by police and private security was out in the open in south africa where the killing of minors was captured on camera and broadcast everywhere. miners were protesting, demanding higher wages. the price they had to pay shocked the world. number six. ten more years. the communist party of china selected new leaders. the secretive process produced a new president and l.a. lakers fan married to a rock star
september 11th in benghazi, libya. u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans killed in a terror attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission there. american officials first suggested it was spontaneous, sparked by a protest over a controversial anti-muslim film. the white house's handling of the attack became a political hot button. number eight. a political transition in north korea, but no freedom here in the hermit kingdom. kim jong untook over for his father. at year's end, it flexed...
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because she was looking to come back to work, she was looking to testify on the incident in benghazi which killed ambassador stevens and three other americans. there was a blistering report earlier this month that found lack of poor security provided by the state department and a lot of people have been looking for secretary clinton to testify. >> can we talk a little bit more about that. there had been some criticism. there were some who believe the secretary of state was not as sick as she said she was, and that she was trying to avoid testifying about benghazi. >> that's right, she was scheduled to testify, she was scheduled to come back to work and testify. and it turns out her deputies testified in her stead. and there were a lot of people, a lot of commentators who thought -- and were accusing her of faking it. there were some senators and congressmen on capitol hill that said they know she's sick, but she still needs to testify, and they didn't think the issue would be closed on until that was settled, until she spoke before congress. and i think that was heavy on her mind. th
because she was looking to come back to work, she was looking to testify on the incident in benghazi which killed ambassador stevens and three other americans. there was a blistering report earlier this month that found lack of poor security provided by the state department and a lot of people have been looking for secretary clinton to testify. >> can we talk a little bit more about that. there had been some criticism. there were some who believe the secretary of state was not as sick as...
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. >> she was supposed to appear before the house and senate this week on december 20th on the benghazi killing of the four americans including the u.s. ambassador, state department report about to released on what exact hi happened. she obviously can't do that. they've announced she can't appear p appear. she's sending two deputies. >> that's the brain rest. recovering from a concussion would not -- that would not be on the agenda. >> assume it's a mile concussion. she's at home, not in the hospital. they determined she had a concussion. brain rest is very important. but how long? how long should somebody avoid any mental real strenuous activity? >> what you want to do is trial somebody. so you might -- my guess is what has happened she continued to have symptoms after this, maybe headache, maybe blurriness of vision, it did not clear as quickly as they would have liked. they determined it was a concussion. you slowly reintroduce activity, allow someone to start reading, engaging in exercise, and seeing if any of the symptoms come back. if they come back, you're back on rest again. so
. >> she was supposed to appear before the house and senate this week on december 20th on the benghazi killing of the four americans including the u.s. ambassador, state department report about to released on what exact hi happened. she obviously can't do that. they've announced she can't appear p appear. she's sending two deputies. >> that's the brain rest. recovering from a concussion would not -- that would not be on the agenda. >> assume it's a mile concussion. she's at...
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ready pretty soon to testify on benghazi and many other theys. now, looks as if this could take a while longer. >> jill, standby it. i want to bring in dr. gupta. himself a neurosurgeon who knows a lot about blood clots in the head. i want to read the full statement that her two doctors just released. you and i will discuss what we have learned. this is the statement from her doctors, dr. lisa bardik and dr. al bayumi. in the course a routine follow-up mri on sunday, the scan revealed that a right transverse sinus venous thrombosis had formed. this is a clot in the brain, in the vein that is situated in the space between the brain and the right ear. to help dissolve this, her medical team began treating the secretary with blood thinners. in all other aspects of her recovery, the secretary is making excellent prograesprogre. we are confident she will make a full recovery. all right, sanjay, when you heard the whole statement, walk us through what went through your mind. i think i've just lost dr. gupta. we'll try to re-establish our connection wit
ready pretty soon to testify on benghazi and many other theys. now, looks as if this could take a while longer. >> jill, standby it. i want to bring in dr. gupta. himself a neurosurgeon who knows a lot about blood clots in the head. i want to read the full statement that her two doctors just released. you and i will discuss what we have learned. this is the statement from her doctors, dr. lisa bardik and dr. al bayumi. in the course a routine follow-up mri on sunday, the scan revealed...
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consulate in benghazi libya. the u.s. ambassador and three others were killed. the report slammed the state department for what it called systemic failures leading up to the attack. four senior level state department officials took the hit. one resigned, the other three put on administrative leave. how does this whole thing affect her legacy especially if she decides to run for president in 2016? allen lichtman joins us. the board did not blame the secretary but made clear there were problems high up at the state department. pretty damning. what's the impact on secretary clinton? >> pretty damning. to paraphrase harry truman, when you lead an organization like this in government, you're riding the tiger. well, the tiger didn't quite devour her but it took quite a bite out of her. can she recover before 2016? absolutely yes. this is not chap quick dick where the blame for a death seemed to fall squarely on senator kennedy. and really he never could recover from that. here the blame is spread far and wide. the commission did not pinpoint hillary clinton, and of co
consulate in benghazi libya. the u.s. ambassador and three others were killed. the report slammed the state department for what it called systemic failures leading up to the attack. four senior level state department officials took the hit. one resigned, the other three put on administrative leave. how does this whole thing affect her legacy especially if she decides to run for president in 2016? allen lichtman joins us. the board did not blame the secretary but made clear there were problems...
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consulate in benghazi. egyptian authorities have detained muhammad abu ahmed. he's a well known jihadist who was released from prison after the downfall of former president hosni mubarak's regime.diotti i york. what do we know about the arrest of the aleng ledged terrorist suspect? >> he was picked up a couple weeks ago in ejimegyegypt. joous authorities suspect he may have been involved in the consulate attack in benghazi on september 11th that killed chris stephens and three other americans with direct knowledge of the investigation. the u.s. source tells me the fbi which is conducting the investigation, has not had access to him yet. the source says following the attack, ahmed very quickly popped up on their radar, so they have been looking at him for some time. the official would not comment on what led them to him. joe. >> so what do we know about this guy? he's a radical, certainly, and he's been on the radar, but what more do we know about him? >> we know he's 45 years old, masters degree in sharia l
consulate in benghazi. egyptian authorities have detained muhammad abu ahmed. he's a well known jihadist who was released from prison after the downfall of former president hosni mubarak's regime.diotti i york. what do we know about the arrest of the aleng ledged terrorist suspect? >> he was picked up a couple weeks ago in ejimegyegypt. joous authorities suspect he may have been involved in the consulate attack in benghazi on september 11th that killed chris stephens and three other...
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under fire in really the weeks since september 11th of this year and the aftermath of the attacks on benghazi and libya that killed the ambassador there and several others. so she's come under fire because of the administration's response. we've seen many veteran senators very critical of her, including senators john mccain and lindsey graham. they will have much more on "the situation room" as this news is just coming out, what this means. let me get to the statement here, the statement from the white house. quote, i spoke to ambassador rice and accepted her decision to remove her name -- this is the president -- remove her name from consideration for secretary of state. it goes on. for two decades susan has proven to be an extraordinarily capable, patriotic, and passionate public servant. as my ambassador to the united nations, she plays a role in american's interest. she has secured international support in sanctions against korea and stood up for sudan and stood for the human rights of all people. it goes on to say that he's very grateful that she will continue to serve as ambassador to t
under fire in really the weeks since september 11th of this year and the aftermath of the attacks on benghazi and libya that killed the ambassador there and several others. so she's come under fire because of the administration's response. we've seen many veteran senators very critical of her, including senators john mccain and lindsey graham. they will have much more on "the situation room" as this news is just coming out, what this means. let me get to the statement here, the...
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consulate in benghazi. we're expecting to hear from a number of members of congress there in just a little while. our foreign affairs correspondent is also monitoring that and she'll get back to us with a report as events merit. >>> you have probably never heard of the office of congressional ethics. it's an office you should be concerned about because it's one of the most important watchdogs in washington. it investigates possible wrong doing by members of congress. now the office of congressional ethics is in danger of being eliminated. >> what is outrageous about it is you see members of congress on both sides saying they have zero tolerance for unethical contact conduct, but they are trying to kill the one body in congress that's trying to seriously go after unethical members. >> reporter: melanie sloan is the director of crew. she's talking about the office of congressional ethics, the only government body outside of the congress whose sole mandate is to look at members in congress. members of congress
consulate in benghazi. we're expecting to hear from a number of members of congress there in just a little while. our foreign affairs correspondent is also monitoring that and she'll get back to us with a report as events merit. >>> you have probably never heard of the office of congressional ethics. it's an office you should be concerned about because it's one of the most important watchdogs in washington. it investigates possible wrong doing by members of congress. now the office of...
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but despite the obama administration claiming benghazi began as a protest -- >> what happened in benghazi was, in fact, initially a spontaneous reaction to what had just transpired hours before in cairo. this was not a pre-planned, pre-meditated attack. >> reporter: a new report definitively says that's not true. "the board concluded that there was no protest prior to the attacks." investigators lay the blame for benghazi on bureaucracy, missed warning signs with, and grossly inadequate security. they interviewed more than 100 people and read through thousands of documents, detailing the desperate attempts to save the u.s. ambassador. as smoke engulfed their safe area, ambassador chris stevens and two others crawled to a bathroom. one of them was a security officer, and he opened a window, trying desperately to get some air. instead, more smoke poured in. they couldn't see, couldn't breathe. so the officer crawled out, blindly, yelling for the others to follow. he slipped through another window and collapsed outside. only then realizing he was alone. within a week of the attack, cnn's arw
but despite the obama administration claiming benghazi began as a protest -- >> what happened in benghazi was, in fact, initially a spontaneous reaction to what had just transpired hours before in cairo. this was not a pre-planned, pre-meditated attack. >> reporter: a new report definitively says that's not true. "the board concluded that there was no protest prior to the attacks." investigators lay the blame for benghazi on bureaucracy, missed warning signs with, and...
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and the controversy over the benghazi attack. secretary of state hillary clinton will testify at an open congressional hearing. her testimony will follow the release of a report by the state department's accountability review board. the state department has been under fire for its handling of the terror attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >>> the syrian crisis could reach a new level. with concerns that the syrian regime could possibly use chemical weapons. we'll tell you how the u.s. is reacting. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. with snapshot, i knew what i could save before i switched to progressive. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. you're not filming this, are you? aw! camera shy. snapshot from progressive. test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. >>> the fighting in syria is intensifying around the damascus airport. reuters reports the government still controls the airport, but rebels say they are blockadi
and the controversy over the benghazi attack. secretary of state hillary clinton will testify at an open congressional hearing. her testimony will follow the release of a report by the state department's accountability review board. the state department has been under fire for its handling of the terror attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >>> the syrian crisis could reach a new level. with concerns that the syrian regime could possibly use chemical weapons. we'll tell you how the...
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and that the benghazi on 9/11 was a significant defeat for the united states. it killed 4:00 americans including our ambassador. it also shuttered our diplomatic security presence in eastern lib. >> as well as a sizable cia operation. within the last hour a senior democrat at the closed classified briefing said there were systemic failures at seniors levels of the state department. >> i think the conclusion was very stark, very candid, very honest and told us the following. the mistakes were made, lives were lost and lessons need to be learned. first america can not retreat from a dangerous world. it is important for us to be there, to not only protecting our values but protecting american citizens. >> reporter: the report states that in the summer of 2012 the security conditions on the ground prior to the attack in benghazi were consistently deteriorating. the report cites 20 separate incidents, some targeting the u.s. facility. at the same time the state department increasingly was relying on a local libyan militia known as the 17th february brigade as well a
and that the benghazi on 9/11 was a significant defeat for the united states. it killed 4:00 americans including our ambassador. it also shuttered our diplomatic security presence in eastern lib. >> as well as a sizable cia operation. within the last hour a senior democrat at the closed classified briefing said there were systemic failures at seniors levels of the state department. >> i think the conclusion was very stark, very candid, very honest and told us the following. the...
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decade and sitting down with me on capitol hill and fascinating and lively hour from the battle over benghazi to the upheavel in egypt and america's place in the world. everything will be on the table lindsey graham, for what proves to be a fascinating hour. everything will be on the table that's john mac cane, joe lieberman and lindsey graham tomorrow night. that's all for tonight. >>> we begin as we do every night keeping them honest, looking for facts, looking for facts, not supporting democrats or republicans. our goal is just report, finding the facts, finding the truth. we did that last week. again, the more we look into it, the more we find people in powerful and influential places saying things that just don't square with the facts. it's about a u.n. treaty that failed to be ratified by the senate. a treaty that was meant to encourage other countries to be more like the u.s. on equal rights of the disabled. if other countries adopted better treatment of their disabled citizens, the idea is that disabled americans who visit or live in other countries would also benefit. 125 countries r
decade and sitting down with me on capitol hill and fascinating and lively hour from the battle over benghazi to the upheavel in egypt and america's place in the world. everything will be on the table lindsey graham, for what proves to be a fascinating hour. everything will be on the table that's john mac cane, joe lieberman and lindsey graham tomorrow night. that's all for tonight. >>> we begin as we do every night keeping them honest, looking for facts, looking for facts, not...
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consulate in benghazi. if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends that at 48 years old, susan rice would have been the youngest woman ever to become secretary of state had she been confirmed. condoleezza rice was 50 when she was nominated by george w. bush back in 2004. enough for the real news. let's gather around that water cooler to watch politics ukrainian style. the newly elected ukrainian parliament had their first session yesterday. shortly into the day, this erupted. on the floor, a mass fist fight between the ruling party and opposition. the two sides were arguing over voting rules when opposition members stormed the podium, punching, grabbing, bite, choke holes and body slams. and full nelsons? also there, but not seen in the pictures, boxing heavyweight and gre great, klitschko. when asked why he wasn't getting involved, klitschko simply said, quote, i understand many people want klitschko to launch an offensive but i would like to remine them the fists a world champion are considered nu
consulate in benghazi. if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends that at 48 years old, susan rice would have been the youngest woman ever to become secretary of state had she been confirmed. condoleezza rice was 50 when she was nominated by george w. bush back in 2004. enough for the real news. let's gather around that water cooler to watch politics ukrainian style. the newly elected ukrainian parliament had their first session yesterday. shortly into the day, this erupted. on the...
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let me talk to you both about benghazi. an independent review found failures in leadership and management at the state department in terms of the attacks on benghazi and how it was handled and everything that followed as a result. do you think this will tarnish hillary clinton's reputation at all as she leaves the administration, maria? >> i don't think that it will, randi. you know, the secretary herself is the first one to say that the buck stops with her. she has taken full responsibility for this. the state department with her at the head of it has accepted all 29 recommendations that came out of this report. she understands that there have been failures and that things need to change. and she has been the first to say that. she is going to testify next month about this. she is never one to either go back on her responsibility or to shy away if responsibility and make sure that from here on in those recommendations are accepted and that we do everything that we can to make sure that this does not happen again. so i don'
let me talk to you both about benghazi. an independent review found failures in leadership and management at the state department in terms of the attacks on benghazi and how it was handled and everything that followed as a result. do you think this will tarnish hillary clinton's reputation at all as she leaves the administration, maria? >> i don't think that it will, randi. you know, the secretary herself is the first one to say that the buck stops with her. she has taken full...
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consulatein benghazi and the state department report in hearings held last week on the attack. >> if you work for him, you would get a material, sometimes generous overbearing, sometimes almost cruel boss. he did not know how to apologize. men of his age and class, they're not going to apologize to a young secretary or typist. he had a way of sort of turning the tables in his version of an apology would be to say, actually, i am kind manage your doing a good job today. the issue was never settled. -- a kind man and you are doing a fine job today. one night to going through naipaul, a german bomb went off. he should not have been out at all. his bodyguard pushed him into a doorway. a couple of thomson's men were slightly wounded. he did not like to be touched. he said, do not do that. he said, sir, you should not be out here. he said, i am only doing this because i know you love to. >> tonight and extended "q &a" of paul reid on "the last lion" on c-span. >> the practices of credit reporting agencies were the focus of a hearing held by the senate banking subcommittee on consumer prote
consulatein benghazi and the state department report in hearings held last week on the attack. >> if you work for him, you would get a material, sometimes generous overbearing, sometimes almost cruel boss. he did not know how to apologize. men of his age and class, they're not going to apologize to a young secretary or typist. he had a way of sort of turning the tables in his version of an apology would be to say, actually, i am kind manage your doing a good job today. the issue was never...
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the attack on benghazi that killed the american diplomat and others. that would seem not to happen soon and her travel schedule. supposed to travel at the very earliest, middle of the month. that would conceivably be on hold as well. >> you know, it's interesting, i worked for her back in 1998. she had a blood clot at this time as well. this is not the first time this has happened to her. hearing anything about how she's doing overall? >> not really. they are just saying she's in the hospital being observed, and we don't know exactly where the blood clot was. it, of course, was the result of the concussion, but not exactly saying precisely where. so i guess we'll have to see if we get updates as this 48-hour period goes through. >> thank you so much for joining us. >> i want to ask a few more questions about this when you say a person developed a blood clot relatied to the concussion. the treatment is anti coing aplants. we don't know where the clot is. what is our treatment telling us about the condition? >> it's important. the way the statement was w
the attack on benghazi that killed the american diplomat and others. that would seem not to happen soon and her travel schedule. supposed to travel at the very earliest, middle of the month. that would conceivably be on hold as well. >> you know, it's interesting, i worked for her back in 1998. she had a blood clot at this time as well. this is not the first time this has happened to her. hearing anything about how she's doing overall? >> not really. they are just saying she's in...
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they wanted benghazi to go away. they want to empty out and pivot to asia. >> i want to ask you about whether or not the united states has had an opportunity to question this guy abu akhmad the guy in egypt. >> my understanding is they have notified us he has been rolled up. but now we have to go through an entire separate process to gain access. there's no guarantee we will question directly. this may be us giving dicks hoping we ask them so we don't know. this is as far as i am concerned the debate is baiting us to make progress with no guarantee anything will be done. >> here we go again. we have these guys who were targets. we haven't spoken to either one of them while they continue to get our money. shame on us. >> thank you for being with us. >> thank you, judge. >> how close is assad to slaughtering his own people with chemical weapons. we will talk about that next. >> lart the gruesome details of what a chemical weapon can do to people? >> it is time for the united states and our allies to make it clear to as
they wanted benghazi to go away. they want to empty out and pivot to asia. >> i want to ask you about whether or not the united states has had an opportunity to question this guy abu akhmad the guy in egypt. >> my understanding is they have notified us he has been rolled up. but now we have to go through an entire separate process to gain access. there's no guarantee we will question directly. this may be us giving dicks hoping we ask them so we don't know. this is as far as i am...
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decade and sitting down with me on capitol hill and fascinating and lively hour from the battle over benghazi to the upheavel in egypt and america's place in the world. everything will be on the table as john mccain, joe lieberman and lindsey graham tomorrow night. that's all for us right now. "ac 360" starts right now. we begin as we do every night, keeping them honest. looking for facts, not supporting democrats or republicans. our goal is just report, finding the facts, finding the truth. we did that last week. again, the more we look into it, the more we find people in powerful and influential places saying things that just don't square with the facts. it's about a u.n. treaty that failed to be ratified by the senate. a treaty that was meant to encourage other countries to be more like the u.s. on equal rights of the disabled. if other countries adopted better treatment of their disabled citizens, the idea is that disabled americans who visit or live in other countries would also benefit. 125 countries ratified the treaty. it was supported by george bush, signed by the current president,
decade and sitting down with me on capitol hill and fascinating and lively hour from the battle over benghazi to the upheavel in egypt and america's place in the world. everything will be on the table as john mccain, joe lieberman and lindsey graham tomorrow night. that's all for us right now. "ac 360" starts right now. we begin as we do every night, keeping them honest. looking for facts, not supporting democrats or republicans. our goal is just report, finding the facts, finding the...
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independent revie board will present a report to the state department on benghazi. the most detailed explanation yet from september 11. a gunman escaped after shooting and i will killing two police officers in topeka, kansas. the police responded to a report of suspicious vehicle outside of a grocery store last night. >>> fiscal cliff negotiation talk, house speaker john boehner offered to extend the debt limit for a year. republicans have been opposed to raising the borrowing cap. boehner proposed higher tax rates on the wealthiest americans in order to reach a deal. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- you can stay in and like something... or you can get out there and actually like something. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. i get congested. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. zyrtec-d® lets me breath freer, so i can love the air. [ male announcer ] zyrtec-d®. behind the pharmacy counter. no prescription needed. up high! ok. don't you ha
independent revie board will present a report to the state department on benghazi. the most detailed explanation yet from september 11. a gunman escaped after shooting and i will killing two police officers in topeka, kansas. the police responded to a report of suspicious vehicle outside of a grocery store last night. >>> fiscal cliff negotiation talk, house speaker john boehner offered to extend the debt limit for a year. republicans have been opposed to raising the borrowing cap....
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consulate in benghazi. watch what ranking member of the committee susan collins had to say. >> the terrorists essentially walked into the compound, virtually unimpeded, and set it ablaze due to extremely poor security, in a threat environment that the undersecretary of state, patrick kennedy himself, has conceded was flashing red. >> the committee also found the department relied too heavily on libyan security guards who were known to be unreliable. this report comes after a similar scathing assessment by an independent state department board which led to top security official and three others at the department stepping down. >> and a charter bus crashed in northern oregon killed nine people and injured least 26 more. the bus skidded on ice, crashed through a guardrail and tumbled several hundred feet down a steep e steep embankment. the driver hasn't spoken to authorities. he was severely injured in the crash. >>> the body of newtown school gunman adam lanza has been claimed by his father. connecticut's ch
consulate in benghazi. watch what ranking member of the committee susan collins had to say. >> the terrorists essentially walked into the compound, virtually unimpeded, and set it ablaze due to extremely poor security, in a threat environment that the undersecretary of state, patrick kennedy himself, has conceded was flashing red. >> the committee also found the department relied too heavily on libyan security guards who were known to be unreliable. this report comes after a similar...
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decade and sitting down with me on capitol hill and fascinating and lively hour from the battle over benghazi to the upheavel in egypt and america's place in the world. everything will be on the table as john mccain, joe lieberman and lindsey graham tomorrow night. that's all for us right now. "ac 360" starts right now. >> piers, thanks. good evening, everyone. we begin as we do every night, keeping them honest. looking for facts, not supporting democrats or republicans. our goal is just report, finding the facts, finding the truth. we did that last week. again, the more we look into it, the more we find people in powerful and influential places saying things that just don't square with the facts. it's about a u.n. treaty that failed to be ratified by the senate. a treaty that was meant to encourage other countries to be more like the u.s. on equal rights of the disabled. if other countries adopted better treatment of their disabled citizens, the idea is that disabled americans who visit or live in other countries would also benefit. 125 countries ratified the treaty. it was supported by geor
decade and sitting down with me on capitol hill and fascinating and lively hour from the battle over benghazi to the upheavel in egypt and america's place in the world. everything will be on the table as john mccain, joe lieberman and lindsey graham tomorrow night. that's all for us right now. "ac 360" starts right now. >> piers, thanks. good evening, everyone. we begin as we do every night, keeping them honest. looking for facts, not supporting democrats or republicans. our...
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the diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya, where four americans died. >> woodruff: from damascus, i.t.n.'s alex thomson reports on the impact the rebel siege of the syrian capital is having on supporters of the assad regime. >> in this educational district and the one next door alone, in the past two weeks 35 small children and two teachers have been killed. >> ifill: we sit down with retiring connecticut senator joe lieberman, the democrat turned independent reflects on the tragedy in his home state and his 24 years in u.s. senate. >> there is reason for people to be angry skeptical and cynical about the willingness or capacity of congress to act or stop mass violence in our country. >> woodruff: and kwame holman remembers conservative jurist former solicitor general and failed supreme court nominee robert h. bork. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for p
the diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya, where four americans died. >> woodruff: from damascus, i.t.n.'s alex thomson reports on the impact the rebel siege of the syrian capital is having on supporters of the assad regime. >> in this educational district and the one next door alone, in the past two weeks 35 small children and two teachers have been killed. >> ifill: we sit down with retiring connecticut senator joe lieberman, the democrat turned independent reflects on the...
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consulate in benghazi, libyand and online, where do chimpanzees head when they retire? hari sreenivasan has the details. t >> sreenivasan: the national institutes of health announced plans to move more than 100 chimpanzees from a research center to a 200-acre sanctuary in louisiana, in a move to end testing on the primates for good. that's in our science roundup. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. wel see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy carnegie.org. op >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions an foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broad
consulate in benghazi, libyand and online, where do chimpanzees head when they retire? hari sreenivasan has the details. t >> sreenivasan: the national institutes of health announced plans to move more than 100 chimpanzees from a research center to a 200-acre sanctuary in louisiana, in a move to end testing on the primates for good. that's in our science roundup. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight....
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that team visited benghazi to times. but the team just to be clear was posted in tripoli. >> we only had a person to on the ground 40 days a year. i assume they would've traveled and been there when we had our ambassador there. so i just don't understand but you talk about money, but you had 16 people they're free from the defense department that requested that they stay and you deny that. i don't understand that. >> they were sent three times, and more importantly the team was, in fact, in tripoli if they did, in fact, visit benghazi a few times during their time. >> let me just say, i think you ask good questions but i would also ask you to review admiral mullen's and ambassador to greece request that has very specific set of requirements with respect to funding a suspicion i have reviewed and i will say there've been 18 arb is, not a single one of them has ever been fully implemented. so i understand about this process. i'm just saying that the culture within the state department to me is one that needs to be transfor
that team visited benghazi to times. but the team just to be clear was posted in tripoli. >> we only had a person to on the ground 40 days a year. i assume they would've traveled and been there when we had our ambassador there. so i just don't understand but you talk about money, but you had 16 people they're free from the defense department that requested that they stay and you deny that. i don't understand that. >> they were sent three times, and more importantly the team was, in...
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. >> i want to switch gears a little bit and talk about the benghazi tax. i want to know how you would describe the ministrations approach to this. if you are satisfied with what has been done. the president and intelligent -- television interviews that he feels like doing a great job. your response? >> this is not a matter of technical fixes to an adequate security. the benghazi tragedy stems from a policy failure, a mistaken world view of the obama administration that the war on terror is essentially over, that they have been defeated, the arabs bring is bringing democracy in the middle east. the killings on september 11th prove that all of those points of view or wrong. the terrorist threat is still there. we are not dealing with it adequately. i think sadly my prediction would be there are more benghazi's out there as long as we hold the view that president obama expresses. gerri: i have to ask you about hillary clinton. you have been unfairly critical of her recently. she, of course, has been in my. :. we have not seen her for weeks. now we understand
. >> i want to switch gears a little bit and talk about the benghazi tax. i want to know how you would describe the ministrations approach to this. if you are satisfied with what has been done. the president and intelligent -- television interviews that he feels like doing a great job. your response? >> this is not a matter of technical fixes to an adequate security. the benghazi tragedy stems from a policy failure, a mistaken world view of the obama administration that the war on...
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mission in benghazi. >>> fedex, grounded. hundreds of packages never made it to their nebraska destinations. postal inspectors say a delivery driver working as a private contractor for fedex was spotted dumping the packages from his truck onto the street lost last month. only 30 of more than 400 packages were found intact and finally delivered. the driver, as you can imagine, he was fired. >>> the new york mets, exporting cy young award winner, r.a. dickey. a 38-year-old knuckle baller. such a great story. went from the scrap heap to the king of the hill last year, winning the cy young. 20-6 for the mets. one of the true good guys in baseball. >>> a mother and blogger putting the issue of mental illness front and center, declaring i adam am lanza's mother. we'll hear from her. it is controversial. coming up. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. vi
mission in benghazi. >>> fedex, grounded. hundreds of packages never made it to their nebraska destinations. postal inspectors say a delivery driver working as a private contractor for fedex was spotted dumping the packages from his truck onto the street lost last month. only 30 of more than 400 packages were found intact and finally delivered. the driver, as you can imagine, he was fired. >>> the new york mets, exporting cy young award winner, r.a. dickey. a 38-year-old...
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this morning's benghazi hearings, hillary clinton is grounded by her doctors did. the fiscal cliff vote. >>> and buzz lightyear likes space suits. >>> starting with a full-blown winter storm that could dump as much as a foot of snow in some areas. eight states have already issued blizzard warnings, almost ens e ensuring a white christmas for many parts of the country as the storm continues moving east. if that's not enough, more storms are forecast for next week. we'll have bill karins full forecast coming up. >>> as time runs out for lawmakers hammering out a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, house republicans are sweetening a backup plan to gain more gop support. the president is vowing a veto even as hangups and negotiations threaten to keep him in town or delay his hawaiian vacation yet again this year. the irs estimates as many as 100 million tax returns could be delayed if no deal is struck by january 1st. >>> nbc's tracie potts joins us now from washington to break it all down. good morning. what's happening in today's vote? >> reporter: a couple of votes toda
this morning's benghazi hearings, hillary clinton is grounded by her doctors did. the fiscal cliff vote. >>> and buzz lightyear likes space suits. >>> starting with a full-blown winter storm that could dump as much as a foot of snow in some areas. eight states have already issued blizzard warnings, almost ens e ensuring a white christmas for many parts of the country as the storm continues moving east. if that's not enough, more storms are forecast for next week. we'll have...
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lawmakers were unhappy after statements been the attack in benghazi. secretary of state hillary clinton is set to retire in the next few weeks. she is actually recovering at home after a concussion caused by when she fainted. dehydration from a stomach virus caused clinton to pass out. an aide says she will work from home next week. clinton is not expected to testify at congressional hearings thursday on he benghazi terror attacks. >>> some big names are looking to get in on the hostess brand business. bloomberg reports growinger and wal-mart are among in 24 companies bidding for the twirvegie maker's assets. a the largest bread-baking company in the world is also interested, along with food producers, conagra and flowers foods and the baker of little debbie snacks, hostess, filed for bankruptcy amid a nationwide worker strike. bidding could go as high as a billion dollars. >> let's check on our weather with leigh glaser. >> leigh: hi there, everyone. a cold rain has settled over the bay area. the clouds trapping a pool of cold air close to the surface
lawmakers were unhappy after statements been the attack in benghazi. secretary of state hillary clinton is set to retire in the next few weeks. she is actually recovering at home after a concussion caused by when she fainted. dehydration from a stomach virus caused clinton to pass out. an aide says she will work from home next week. clinton is not expected to testify at congressional hearings thursday on he benghazi terror attacks. >>> some big names are looking to get in on the...
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today congress will receive a report on the attack on benghazi. the report was ordered by secretary of state hillary clinton although she will not testify. she of course is recovering from a concussion. the attack in september killed four americans including chris stevens, the u.s. ambassador to libya. >>> negotiations may be showing signs of hope with two weeks to go. president obama presented a new proposal to house speaker john boehner. tax rates going up on incomes of people higher than $400,000. this is a change. previously he wanted taxes higher on households at $250,000. he's offering new spending cuts said to be worth about $200 billion and for his part instead of no new taxes where the speaker had been for a long time speaker john boehner is calling for tax hikes on people making more than $1 million. he has a big day today meeting with house republican members to update them on negotiations that could be a little bit of a difficult meeting for him. let's go to washington to get an update on the talks. cnn's dan lothian is there. >> repor
today congress will receive a report on the attack on benghazi. the report was ordered by secretary of state hillary clinton although she will not testify. she of course is recovering from a concussion. the attack in september killed four americans including chris stevens, the u.s. ambassador to libya. >>> negotiations may be showing signs of hope with two weeks to go. president obama presented a new proposal to house speaker john boehner. tax rates going up on incomes of people higher...
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i want to ask you about the benghazi hearing. what did we learn from the hearing on thursday? does it settle the debate? >> no, i don't think it will completely settle the debate. in the military, i learn to respect what you inspect. this is the third time we've done this in the last decade after embassies or consulates have been overrun. another step to improve. the state department mismanaged it, and where the rubber met the road with the assistant secretary and below. i think accountable is tough, but needed. secondly it points out congress had a role in this. the last two areas, they cut the installation of funding for embassies and consulates overseas by 10%. i hope the next steps are stop the finger pointing. if we put diplomats in bad neighborhoods like benghazi, we owe them the kinds of resources that will protect them. state department has to be better managed, and congress has to fund that appropriation, just like it does the military. >> you said accountability is tough but needed. three other officials have been relieved of duties, that an adequate response? >> i t
i want to ask you about the benghazi hearing. what did we learn from the hearing on thursday? does it settle the debate? >> no, i don't think it will completely settle the debate. in the military, i learn to respect what you inspect. this is the third time we've done this in the last decade after embassies or consulates have been overrun. another step to improve. the state department mismanaged it, and where the rubber met the road with the assistant secretary and below. i think...
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stories making headlines across the globe and attacking a police station in the eastern libyan city of benghazi has claimed the lives of four officers and injured three more your silence killed a sale and killed one police man by firing a rocket propelled grenade at the compound then shot dead and wounded the others in the ensuing battle the raid is thought to be linked to the recent detention of two men suspected of carrying out several assassinations of security officials in the city. a powerful cyclon has reached the coast of northern fiji several bridges and roads have been washed out with a few regions also losing power authorities say about thirty five hundred people have already been evacuated the cycle only earlier tore through the nation of samoa claiming at least four lives and forcing thousands from their homes. at least thirteen people have been killed and fifty seven injured after several explosions shook the northern iraq e. city of kirkuk no one has claimed responsibility yet for the attack the blasts come only a few hours after a car bomb hit the office of the patriotic union of
stories making headlines across the globe and attacking a police station in the eastern libyan city of benghazi has claimed the lives of four officers and injured three more your silence killed a sale and killed one police man by firing a rocket propelled grenade at the compound then shot dead and wounded the others in the ensuing battle the raid is thought to be linked to the recent detention of two men suspected of carrying out several assassinations of security officials in the city. a...
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>> i don't think this is just about partisanship, and i also don't think it's just about benghazi. that was an issue, of course, but in this case, there are a number of senators on both sides of the aisle who believe that the united states has some tough work ahead in international relations. you know, someone has got to go and negotiation with the iranians to make sure we don't get into a conflict over there and someone with the kind of toughness and authority of a jim baker. and frankly, there was a sense about susan rice that, even though she is very talented and i think she did a generous thing today by withdrawing, she really was loyal to her president by doing that, but there was also a sense that she didn't have the weight, she didn't have the background that senator kerry does, and he is extremely schooled and knows the rough parts of the world. and there was a sense in the senate, you know, that people there would just be more comfortable with him representing the united states. >> david, what do you think this says about president obama himself, because it certainly seeme
>> i don't think this is just about partisanship, and i also don't think it's just about benghazi. that was an issue, of course, but in this case, there are a number of senators on both sides of the aisle who believe that the united states has some tough work ahead in international relations. you know, someone has got to go and negotiation with the iranians to make sure we don't get into a conflict over there and someone with the kind of toughness and authority of a jim baker. and...
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rice as the face of the administration fifth time gold response to the attacks against the mission in benghazi. she is the first. who knows if she will be the last political victim of the fallout. >> is this a loss for america? the people generally think susan rice would have made a good secretary of state? >> people have very different opinions on her. the acrimony that accompanied the attacks is not something many people will welcome. this is not how politics should be conducted in washington. also, the president said the attacks against her had been unfair. she was also being pilloried in the american media by some of her colleagues for being undiplomatic. a lot of people thought she would not have made a good secretary of state. we will never find out. she has done the gracious thing and about out of the race before president obama had to make a decision about whether or not to appoint her. that is not to say she will not get any position in the next administration. she could get a position that does not require congressional confirmation >> is there anyone who he was not spying for? the f
rice as the face of the administration fifth time gold response to the attacks against the mission in benghazi. she is the first. who knows if she will be the last political victim of the fallout. >> is this a loss for america? the people generally think susan rice would have made a good secretary of state? >> people have very different opinions on her. the acrimony that accompanied the attacks is not something many people will welcome. this is not how politics should be conducted...
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and i also, anderson, don't think it's just about benghazi. that was an issue, of course. but in this case there are a number of senators on both sides of the aisle who believe that the united states has some tough work ahead in international relations. you know, someone has got to go and negotiate with the iranians to make sure we don't get into a conflict over there. and someone with the kind of toughness and authority of a jim baker. and frankly there was a sense about susan rice that even though she is very talented and i think she did a generous thing today by withdrawing, she really was loyal to her president by doing that. but there was also a sense that she didn't have the weight, she didn't have the background that senator kerry does. he is extremely schooled and knows the rough parts of the world. and there was a sense in the senate, you know, that people there would just be more comfortable with him representing the united states. >> david, what do you think this says about president obama himself? it certainly seemed line, especially in the last month or so, th
and i also, anderson, don't think it's just about benghazi. that was an issue, of course. but in this case there are a number of senators on both sides of the aisle who believe that the united states has some tough work ahead in international relations. you know, someone has got to go and negotiate with the iranians to make sure we don't get into a conflict over there. and someone with the kind of toughness and authority of a jim baker. and frankly there was a sense about susan rice that even...
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in benghazi. the only libyan government response reportedly appears to have been a police vehicle parked in front of that gate that you mentioned, which sped away as the attack on september 11th happened. so the security department did nothing to fill that security gap. why? >> well, they should have, if they didn't want to provide the security forces because of some bureaucratic reason like not enough resources, not enough money, then clearly they should have shut this diplomatic post down. as the report said, it is shockingly irresponsible for them not to have protected those americans. and that is the seriousness of this entire thing. it is the policy in libya is also at fault because we were disengaging from the libyans as opposed to investing in them and helping them build an adequate security force and that also contributed but the main contribution here is just irresponsibility. heather: well, finally, i want to touch on what the report kind of wraps up with which is the white house's respo
in benghazi. the only libyan government response reportedly appears to have been a police vehicle parked in front of that gate that you mentioned, which sped away as the attack on september 11th happened. so the security department did nothing to fill that security gap. why? >> well, they should have, if they didn't want to provide the security forces because of some bureaucratic reason like not enough resources, not enough money, then clearly they should have shut this diplomatic post...
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consulate in benghazi. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed that day. the panel finding security in benghazi was grossly inadequate to cope with the attack, that washington ignored repeated requests to beef up personnel, and ultimately a lack of transparency, responsiveness and leadership senior levels both this washington and in libya. alise, what do you make of this report. a lot of these findings we've been talking about for a very long time. >> that's right, but also in the last few months, there's been so much politicization of this attack, especially with these talking points and the whole issue of susan rice, ambassador susan rice and what she said about whether there was a protest. this report didn't find that there was a protest, but it also kind of really is the first look at what went wrong, a kind of very sobering look i'd say of what went wrong. and they said that basically the state department and the embassy in libya kind of missed the warning signs that there was an
consulate in benghazi. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed that day. the panel finding security in benghazi was grossly inadequate to cope with the attack, that washington ignored repeated requests to beef up personnel, and ultimately a lack of transparency, responsiveness and leadership senior levels both this washington and in libya. alise, what do you make of this report. a lot of these findings we've been talking about for a very long time. >> that's right,...
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the ostensible reason here is what ambassador rice said on several sunday morning tv shows about benghazi, the attack in libya that ended up costing the lives of four americans. but by the time that whole thing played out, it was pretty clear that she was reading talking points that were put together by the intelligence community. she had very little, if nothing to do with embassy security itself. she happened to be on those shows themselves because secretary clinton had just come back from a trip and said she was too tired to go on them. there was more under way here though. part of it was a little bit of her style, which was very confrontational one and that probably didn't serve her all that well when she went up to capitol hill a few weeks ago and tried to talk this out between senator john mccain, lindsey graham, others who had opposed her. little bit of it was the white house i think after president obama came out very strongly in her support. she was afterall one of the first people to sign on to his foreign policy team when he was a pretyim probable candidate. after that, the whit
the ostensible reason here is what ambassador rice said on several sunday morning tv shows about benghazi, the attack in libya that ended up costing the lives of four americans. but by the time that whole thing played out, it was pretty clear that she was reading talking points that were put together by the intelligence community. she had very little, if nothing to do with embassy security itself. she happened to be on those shows themselves because secretary clinton had just come back from a...
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some other stories making global headlines an attack on a police station in the eastern libyan city of benghazi has claimed the lives of four policemen and injured three other. as the assailants killed one law enforcement official firing a rocket propelled grenade at the compound and shot dead and wounded the others in the ensuing battle the raid is thought to be linked to the recent detention of two men suspected of carrying out several assassinations of security officials in this city. preparing for a fast approaching cycle over authorities say more than four hundred people have already been evacuated the cyclon earlier refute the nation of samoa claiming at least four lives and forcing thousands from their homes. at least eight people have been killed and fifty five injured after several explosions rocked the northern iraqi city of kirkuk no one has claimed responsibility yet for the attack the blast came only a few hours after a car bomb hit the office of the patriotic union of kurdistan party north of iraq e capital killing two security workers and wounding thirteen tension in the region t
some other stories making global headlines an attack on a police station in the eastern libyan city of benghazi has claimed the lives of four policemen and injured three other. as the assailants killed one law enforcement official firing a rocket propelled grenade at the compound and shot dead and wounded the others in the ensuing battle the raid is thought to be linked to the recent detention of two men suspected of carrying out several assassinations of security officials in this city....